Hi,

Yes it is mandatory to give CUCET for admission into college this year.

CUCET will be a mandatory entrance test for admissions into central universities in India. As of now, there are 54 central universities in India. The 54 Central Universities together offer close to 1.68 Lac seats under various disciplines at the undergraduate level. The admissions to most universities to be done based on merit (class XII marks) will come under the purview of CUET. The participating universities will offer admissions in some of their top courses through CUET.

However, for Stephen’s, you have to not just register for DU admissions on the DU website, but also separately apply for St. Stephen’s on their own website and also fill up their lengthy application form.

Hope this helps.